UPDATE: Original review is from Saturday, 12/13. I called back today, Monday 12/15 and a sales associate let me know that the vehicle is still there and for sale. This dealership is violating multiple consumer protection laws, including Section 5 (15 U.S.C./45, CFR Part 238 (A dealership engages in bait-and-switch if it advertises or holds out a vehicle, then claims it's unavailable, not for sale, or already sold, when that's not true, and uses that claim to steer the consumer to another vehicle), and FTC Act Act/5 - Unfairness Prong (Even without deception, the conduct may be unfair if it causes substantial consumer injury (wasted time, coerced upsell), consumers cannot reasonably avoid it, and there is no countervailing benefit to consumers or competition)
When I called back today, I was guaranteed this same car I asked about on Saturday was available, and the salesperson scheduled an appointment for me to see it tomorrow. This causes me wasted time and I cannot reasonably avoid it, since both the website and a salesperson have told me the car is available for sale. As the consumer, I have no other reasonable way to check inventory. See below for original review:
(POSTED 12/13) Terrible experience. We came in to look at a car that we saw on the website. I verified through the website that the car was still available, so we drove in from the city.
When we arrived, we had to wait for a salesperson, which was fine since we didn't have an appointment. Waited about 20 minutes and finally a salesperson saw us, and that's when the fun started.
First, they didn't have the car we came to see. The salesperson told us it had sold a few days ago. When I explained that it was on the website and I had verified that it was there, he told us that sometimes the website just doesn't update. Great.
Second, the salesperson didn't know what he was talking about at all. He didn't know the difference between the trim levels, and I ended up having to explain to him the difference between a lot of them. Occasionally he would explain to me that a certain car was more expensive because of a feature it had, and I had to explain to him that it was a standard feature, and he would say, "Oh my bad, you're right."
When he gave us a quote, it was the MSRP. I showed him the price on THEIR WEBSITE, and he told me the price was wrong and they wouldn't honor that.
I showed him a quote I had from another dealership for the same car, and he very confidently said, "Don't forget, you'll also need to pay tax on that, so it'll be closer to this price I'm showing you," and I responded, "Oh, your price includes tax?" "No"
....Ok, so your price is more expensive.
Most ridiculous experience. Most unqualified salesperson. Most deceptive website. Absolutely would never return, there are plenty of other Kia dealerships I've been to that are fantastic. read more